PROFESSOR JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR. 229 
J. St. Johnston, William Johnston, Henry Leach, Alexander J. 
Macfarlan, David Philip Maclagan, Robert Craig Maclagan, 
W. M‘Neillie, Alex. C. Maingay, A. Murray, Robert Nicholson, 
John Orphoot, Ric. John Wil. Orton, James Sadler, John Sadler, 
William R. Sanders, Thomas James Walker, George Williamson, 
met at the Caledonian Railway Station at 5 p.m., and pro- 
ceeded to Beattock, which was reached about 8.30 p.m. Return 
ticket, 4s. Three of the party, Messrs. Leach, Walker, and 
Orton, missed the train, and came by one at 8.15 p.m. 
At Beattock met the Rev. Mr. Little, who had kindly made 
preparation for our accommodation at Moffat. Walked to 
Moffat and took up our quarters at the Annandale Arms Inn, 
Mrs. Cranstoun’s, where all were comfortably accommodated. 
Beds were provided for the most of the party in the town. 
Mr. Hope, Mr. Fraser,and Mr. Maingay had been in the 
district two days before us and brought a number of good. 
plants, among others Vicia Orobus and Allosorus crispus. 
Saturday, 19th July 1856. 
' Breakfasted about 6.30 am. After settling bill proceeded by 
one omnibus with four horses and two carriages with two horses 
each to the Grey Mare’s Tail. There we dismissed our convey- 
~ ances, and walked the rest of the day. 
Visited the waterfall and the rocks near it, gathering :-— 
Thalictrum minus Festuca ovina vivipara 
Epilobium alpinum Hymenophyllum Wilsoni 
Oxyria reniformis Allosorus crispus 
Thence, under the guidance of a shepherd provided by Mr. 
Little from Mr. Robert Johnstone, of Polmoodie, walked to 
Dobb’s Linn, picking Savrifraga stellaris and Sedum villosum 
on the way. On the rocks near the Linn Saztf/raga hypnotdes 
and Botrychium Lunaria. Thence walked to Loch Skene, 
gathering on the way Rubus Chamemorus and Melampyrum 
montanum, and in the Loch Lzttorella lacustris. Saw no TIsoétes. 
Some of the party visited the rocks round Loch Skene searching 
for Woodsia tlvensis, but did not find it. Mr. Sadler and his 
brother had started at about 3 a.m. with the view of getting this 
